Time Travel Sphere from “DARK”

3D printing, painting and finishing

The sphere was 3D modeled by @joshedgarstudios. 3D Printed with PLA on an Ender 3 Pro. It was then sanded up to 1000 grit, primed in black, painted with Krylon Metallic Gold Leaf, weathered with Tamiya, and coated with Mr. Hobby top coat. The dark matter particle is printed holo with clear PLA and a water-ink mixture injected into it.

Time travel sphere, closed
Time travel sphere detail
Time travel sphere, opened
Sphere mechanism detail
Weathered gold finish detail
Dark matter particle glowing inside the sphere

Process

Raw PLA print before finishing
Sphere halves primed in black
Sanding the printed parts
Test-fitting the sphere mechanism
Metallic gold coat drying
Weathering the gold finish
Finished sphere in hand

Special Thanks:
Josh Edgar, Sean Nagao, Jeffrey Su, Isaac Wang